Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.12 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.12
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
120th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.97
in 1990
All-time low
3.1
in 2019
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Kuwait, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Kuwait is 3.12, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Kuwait peaked at 3.97 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 2019.
That places Kuwait 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.97 | — |
| 1991 | 3.93 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 3.88 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 3.82 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 3.75 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.69 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 3.66 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.63 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.59 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 3.54 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.48 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 3.43 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.38 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.34 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.3 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 3.28 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.27 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.27 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.28 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.28 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.27 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.26 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.24 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.22 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.2 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.17 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.15 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.13 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.12 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.1 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.11 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.12 | +0.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 3.12 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.31, 1.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 3.12 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.74, 66% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.75 | 3.54 | 3.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.33 | 3.27 | 3.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 | 3.1 | 3.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.11 | 3.1 | 3.12 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Kuwait?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Kuwait was 3.12 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.97 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 2019.
- How does Kuwait rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Kuwait ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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